chistear

Spanish

Verb

chistear (first-person singular present chisteo, first-person singular preterite chisteé, past participle chisteado)

to tell jokes

Conjugation

Conjugation of chistear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			chistear
gerund			chisteando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		chisteado		chisteada
		plural		chisteados		chisteadas
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	chisteo	chisteas^{^tú} chisteás^{^vos}	chistea	chisteamos	chisteáis	chistean
	imperfect	chisteaba	chisteabas	chisteaba	chisteábamos	chisteabais	chisteaban
	preterite	chisteé	chisteaste	chisteó	chisteamos	chisteasteis	chistearon
	future	chistearé	chistearás	chisteará	chistearemos	chistearéis	chistearán
	conditional	chistearía	chistearías	chistearía	chistearíamos	chistearíais	chistearían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	chistee	chistees^{^tú} chisteés^{^vos²}	chistee	chisteemos	chisteéis	chisteen
	imperfect (ra)	chisteara	chistearas	chisteara	chisteáramos	chistearais	chistearan
	imperfect (se)	chistease	chisteases	chistease	chisteásemos	chisteaseis	chisteasen
	future¹	chisteare	chisteares	chisteare	chisteáremos	chisteareis	chistearen

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		chistea^{^tú} chisteá^{^vos}	chistee	chisteemos	chistead	chisteen
	negative		no chistees	no chistee	no chisteemos	no chisteéis	no chisteen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

Selected combined forms of chistear

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive chistear	dative	chistearme	chistearte	chistearle, chistearse	chistearnos	chistearos	chistearles, chistearse
with infinitive chistear	accusative	chistearme	chistearte	chistearlo, chistearla, chistearse	chistearnos	chistearos	chistearlos, chistearlas, chistearse

with gerund chisteando	dative	chisteándome	chisteándote	chisteándole, chisteándose	chisteándonos	chisteándoos	chisteándoles, chisteándose
with gerund chisteando	accusative	chisteándome	chisteándote	chisteándolo, chisteándola, chisteándose	chisteándonos	chisteándoos	chisteándolos, chisteándolas, chisteándose

with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative chistea	dative	chistéame	chistéate	chistéale	chistéanos	not used	chistéales
	accusative	chistéame	chistéate	chistéalo, chistéala	chistéanos	not used	chistéalos, chistéalas

with informal second-person singular voseo imperative chisteá	dative	chisteame	chisteate	chisteale	chisteanos	not used	chisteales
	accusative	chisteame	chisteate	chistealo, chisteala	chisteanos	not used	chistealos, chistealas

with formal second-person singular imperative chistee	dative	chistéeme	not used	chistéele, chistéese	chistéenos	not used	chistéeles
with formal second-person singular imperative chistee	accusative	chistéeme	not used	chistéelo, chistéela, chistéese	chistéenos	not used	chistéelos, chistéelas

with first-person plural imperative chisteemos	dative	not used	chisteémoste	chisteémosle	chisteémonos	chisteémoos	chisteémosles
with first-person plural imperative chisteemos	accusative	not used	chisteémoste	chisteémoslo, chisteémosla	chisteémonos	chisteémoos	chisteémoslos, chisteémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative chistead	dative	chisteadme	not used	chisteadle	chisteadnos	chisteaos	chisteadles
with informal second-person plural imperative chistead	accusative	chisteadme	not used	chisteadlo, chisteadla	chisteadnos	chisteaos	chisteadlos, chisteadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative chisteen	dative	chistéenme	not used	chistéenle	chistéennos	not used	chistéenles, chistéense
with formal second-person plural imperative chisteen	accusative	chistéenme	not used	chistéenlo, chistéenla	chistéennos	not used	chistéenlos, chistéenlas, chistéense

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